Hurricane Helene

[CDGator]

This guy does a decent job of covering storms. Ryan Hall Y’all

 

[CDGator]

Oddly enough, we're planning on going there to see it for the 1st time this coming week. Hope it's still there vs on its 2nd 40 day voyage that'll last a year.

Enjoy! Where are you staying?
I know somebody that has been there recently if you needed suggestions on the area.

 

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This guy does a decent job of covering storms. Ryan Hall Y’all

How did we ever get by before the internet? No texts, no videos, no social media. Just a staticky phone call from a relative or a neighbor knocking on the door to ask if he could siphon your gas tank.

 

[Detroitgator]

Yep. My 9.5 hours included periods of me driving in the emergency lane along the turnpike(much to the chagrin of others who hadn’t thought of it and were now just too proud to concede when their wives collectively said, “babe, why aren’t we doing what that guy’s doin?”, but I digress). I got off at Yeehaw, after 3 hours and took back roads up through the state. All this after spending 8 hours putting up shutters, hanging from a ladder two floors high while wind was picking up. And I’d just flown in from NY and had been drinking all week and all that night, threw up on the red-eye and ended up not sleeping for roughly 24 hours. One of the most miserable stretches I can ever recall.

Oddly, this is almost exactly like how I was going to get back to Gainesville from Orlando when I had lunch with Crete a few months ago.

 

[Detroitgator]

Oddly enough, we're planning on going there to see it for the 1st time this coming week. Hope it's still there vs on it's 2nd 40 day voyage that'll last a year.

What is up with everyone going to see the Ark all of a sudden?!?!?!? First B-52, then a UF/Army friend of mine, now you? I mean, this is like some Pee Wee Herman schit!

 

[CDGator]

How did we ever get by before the internet? No texts, no videos, no social media. Just a staticky phone call from a relative or a neighbor knocking on the door to ask if he could siphon your gas tank.

But did we die??
We were probably all a little happier.

 

[CDGator]

What is up with everyone going to see the Ark all of a sudden?!?!?!? First B-52, then a UF/Army friend of mine, now you? I mean, this is like some Pee Wee Herman schit!

Maybe you should go visit it yourself on the way up to see @Swamp Donkey and tell us about it.

 

[Detroitgator]

How did we ever get by before the internet? No texts, no videos, no social media. Just a staticky phone call from a relative or a neighbor knocking on the door to ask if he could siphon your gas tank.

You guys asked? Interesting...

 

[Swamp Donkey]

I’d have to say he’s kidding. Born, if nothing else, is known for his levelheaded takes and cool calm demeanor.

Almost certainly on no fly lists.

 

[TheDouglas78]

I discovered a few years ago that Maps and Waze have changed that and you probably wouldn’t have had such empty roads today.

That's true for roads like 19, but I have found that some of those two lane black tops aren't as well used by those apps.

 

[CDGator]

 

[Swamp Donkey]

Maybe you should go visit it yourself on the way up to see @Swamp Donkey and tell us about it.

There are dinosaurs? On the ark?

 

[TheDouglas78]

Ivan was at this time, was originally tracking to just north of you.. MIL lived in Spring Hill, so I drove alone, picked her up, brought her here. Then Ivan kept going north instead of turning east. Drove MIL, wife, and kids back to Spring Hill then drove myself back here before Ivan hit. This all happened in about 36 hours.

My brother had returned from Iraq about 2-3 months before Ivan hit, and he was part of the clean up. I had to get clearance to go get him for a family funeral about 2/3 weeks after it hit. Those roads were so dark, until I got into bagdad, FL. He joked about how he left bagdad to go back to another schitty bagdad.

 

[CDGator]

There are dinosaurs? On the ark?

 

[AuggieDosta]

Enjoy! Where are you staying?
I know somebody that has been there recently if you needed suggestions on the area.

Don't know yet and would really appreciate any suggestions.

 

[gatormandan]

The bad part about this storm is the time it will hit land. It will be dark out and I dont like that.

 

[B52G8rAC]

There are dinosaurs? On the ark?

Yep.

 

[GatorFL]

Be safe everybody. We're getting some bands and wind down here in the West Palm area but it's not too bad.

 

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You guys asked? Interesting...

 

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Confession time. It's the ONLY reason I've ever considered one of those generator monstrosities. I'm not pleasant without AC.